Chiang Mai
Doi Inthanon & Karen villages
Village trails through cloud forest, waterfalls, lunch on banana leaves and a Karen homestay.
Easy for anyone1–2 daysCulture · Sea of mist
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Matching trips
Aug–Oct
Chiang Mai (Mae Chaem)
Pa Bong Piang rice terraces
Terraced paddies that glow green in the rains and gold at harvest; sleep in a village home.
Easy for anyone2 daysCulture · Wildflowers
Oct–Dec
Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Son
Doi Muea Ka Do
Quiet high grassland ridges with layer after layer of mountains — few people, big views.
Challenging3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Sep–Nov
Mae Hong Son
Gloselo sea of mist
Mae Hong Son's thickest end-of-rains mist — wake up with the clouds below your tent.
Moderately fit2–3 daysSea of mist
Aug–Dec
Nan
Nam Wa white-water rafting
120 km of rapids through Nan's jungle, camping on river beaches between runs.
Moderately fit3 daysAdventure
Uttaradit
Phu Soi Dao
A pine plateau carpeted with purple flowers and a sea of mist on the Thai–Lao border.
Moderately fit2–3 daysWildflowers · Sea of mist
Oct–Dec
Tak (Umphang)
Pre To Lo Su & Doi Sam Muen
A deep-jungle waterfall you can only walk to, then the Doi Sam Muen ridge — the most-viewed trek.
Challenging3 daysWaterfalls · Summits
Tak (Umphang)
Thi Lo Su waterfall
Thailand's largest waterfall, reached by rafting past Rainbow Falls — easy on the legs.
Beginner-friendly2–3 daysWaterfalls · Adventure
Oct–Jan
Tak
Doi Luang Tak
Bald grassy summits and the famous lone pine, with sunrise over rows of mountains.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Oct–Dec
Tak (Umphang)
Mon Khluy – Jawale – Tule
Three border summits, endless mist and Karen villages along the trail.
Moderately fit3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Oct–Jan
Tak (Umphang)
Lerkwadoh
A mountain sacred to the Karen: short walk, wide views, a rewarding weekend.
Moderately fit2 daysSummits · Culture
Phitsanulok
Phu Hin Rong Kla
Tiered jungle waterfalls, with dragon's-tongue flowers on the rock terraces in the rains.
Beginner-friendly2 daysWaterfalls · Wildflowers
Loei
Phu Kradueng
Climb 9 km to a plateau in the sky: sunrise at Pha Nok Aen, sunset at Pha Mak Duk.
Moderately fit3 daysSummits · Sea of mist
Bueng Kan
Phu Wua
Wide rock terraces and forest waterfalls — a side of Isan few people see.
Beginner-friendly2 daysWaterfalls
Champasak
Bolaven Plateau
Giant waterfalls, plantation coffee and ziplines over gorges — a short hop across the border.
Beginner-friendly3 daysWaterfalls · Adventure
Vientiane Province
Vang Vieng
Limestone karsts on the Nam Song: balloons, river tubing and turquoise blue lagoons.
Beginner-friendly3 daysAdventure · Sea of mist
Oct–Feb
Vientiane Province
Phou Khao Khouay
Laos' wild national park: cliffs and waterfalls few visitors ever reach.
Moderately fit4 daysWaterfalls · Summits
East Java
Bromo – Ijen
Sunrise over Bromo, blue fire in Ijen's crater and the Tumpak Sewu waterfall.
Beginner-friendly5 daysSummits · Waterfalls
Lombok
Mount Rinjani
Climb a 3,726 m volcano and camp on the crater rim above its blue lake.
Expedition5 daysSummits · Adventure
Khumbu
Everest Base Camp
Two weeks on foot to the base of the world's highest mountain, through Sherpa villages.
Expedition15 daysSummits · Culture
Annapurna
Annapurna Base Camp
Stand in an amphitheatre of 7,000 m peaks after rhododendron forest and Poon Hill.
Challenging10–12 daysSummits · Wildflowers
Annapurna
Mardi Himal
A quiet ridge route with Machapuchare so close it feels touchable.
Challenging8 daysSummits
Ladakh
Leh, Ladakh
A high desert on the roof of the world: cliff-top monasteries and blue lakes at 4,000 m.
Moderately fit8 daysCulture · Summits
Sichuan
Yading
Three sacred snow peaks, the Milk Lake and autumn grasslands on the Tibetan plateau.
Moderately fit5 daysSummits · Wildflowers
Sichuan
Jiuzhaigou & Huanglong
Lakes so clear you see the trees beneath, and golden limestone pools — easy walking.
Easy for anyone5 daysWaterfalls · Wildflowers
Yunnan
Tiger Leaping Gorge
Walk the high trail above one of the world's deepest gorges, Jade Dragon Snow Mountain opposite.
Moderately fit5 daysSummits · Adventure
Nagano (Kamikochi)
Japanese Northern Alps
From Kamikochi valley to the Hotaka ridges, sleeping in Japanese mountain huts.
Challenging6–7 daysSummits
Maasai Mara
Maasai Mara safari
Watch the great wildebeest migration and lions on the real savanna.
Easy for anyone8 daysWildlife